#tomstu

Please, please, please, I am dying for fan artists out there to draw, paint, all of the above with Dream as Sleep with Vessel as himself. But also for the Sandman fans I see Hob Gadling as Vessel too... so maybe some fan artists could do Hob as Vessel with Dream as Sleep? And then if ya'll wanna go super niche, the Like Minds fandom with Nigel Colbie as Dream/Sleep and Alex Forbes as Vessel... like the fan art ideas are endless... lolz, Endless... I would draw it except I am not that good of a visual artist.

Also, fan fiction writers? Please please. Sleep Token × Sandman crossover? Or Sleep Token x Like Minds? I'd read it.

I have mentioned in some of my updates about some of the changes I am making... like Will's full name being Willoughby Finn Donner... but I am making other changes too. Will is an artist now... Emma is also a dancer... and Emma is a lesbian. Instead of Aaron, it's Erin... also, at some point Will has a dog; a Australian Shepherd named Molly... I am really fleshing things out. Making both the characters feel more grounded and realistic.

Doesn't he look like he'd have an Australian Shepherd named Molly? 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

The timeline is being worked on slowly. I still need to work on Jules and the music her band makes, what it sounds like, what the influences are. I have also tried to root the world in reality more, having issues like Columbine come up and have affects on Jules and her crew... and 9/11... or the housing crisis that started in 2007 and didn't end until 2010... There is also Y2K that happened. Idk... just having some ideas to help root the story in reality more.

Also, I looked at the budget of the film... and the how much it grossed... yikes... that shit is insane if you look into it. Like career ending insane... Budget of 5 million.... made 25 thousand back... like ouch. Crazy how it got interviews of cast and crew and a red carpet premiere... and did that bad in theaters. I have plans on how I am making the film canon in my fanfic, and all this about when it came out and how bad it did and all that is in the plan.

I am mostly just getting my thoughts out there... who knows if anyone is interested... ya'll are more into Dream, Nigel and Jake as far as Tom Sturridge characters go... but maybe ya'll care about Will Donner too and want to see him get the story he always deserved.

If ya'll are interested, let me know. If any of you want to see the monstrosity that is my timeline that I have so far on Google Spreadsheets, let me know.

Note from Tarot:

This is a WIP. It will be more mature, more explicit and more angsty than the film but I am planning to keep everything fairly within the continuity of the film. Our beloved Willie will be portrayed as accurately to being in character as possible. This is 18+, minors DNI/DNR.

Brief Starting Summary:

Willie has come back into town because Emma has returned to their hometown of Taft, PA. He is faced with connecting with another old friend first, Jules, Joey's twin sister.

Jules has been in love with Willie for as long as she can remember. But Willie's love for Emma has always stopped Jules from telling him her true feelings.

Will Jules finally admit to her feelings and completely derail Willie's plans to tell Emma everything? Or will Willie finally start to see what was right in front of him the whole time? How long will Jules be stubborn and how long will Willie be dense, clueless and confused?

Read to find out.

Warnings/Tags:

Angst. N S F W. Self - Harm. Original Character Self - Unaliving (later on in the fic). Swearing. Pining. Unrequited Love. Slow Burn. Slow Build. Mental Health Issues. Emotional Health Issues. Dated Mental Health Terms (to fit in the with time period we are in). Ableism. Possible Political Climate at the Time (Gay Rights, BIPOC Rights).

Just so you know, I have my first draft of my first chapter written. Because I have the structure of the film to go off of, I have some ideas of where I am going, but Willie chickens out for 5 days before finally talking to Emma, so I want to brainstorm with some folks about what happens in those 5 days... That still doesn't derail Willie's plans of telling Emma how he feels. Beta readers needed. Let's have fun 😊